A study of North Borneo and Sarawak, now part of East Malaysia. This book covers the history of the region, explores the establishment of the sultanates, the advance of Islam, European colonial expansion, the development of trade, the contact with China, through to independence.
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Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrationen
13 b&w halftones, maps, appendix, glossary, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-793-2 (9781850437932)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1 Introduction and early days: in the beginning; the Gusi jars; free for all; pirates. Part 2 Sir James Brooke and the Royal Navy in action: a man of his word; send a gunboat; treaties, flags and umbrellas; questions in Parliament. Part 3 Companies, characters and exploration: wheelers and dealers; an empire builder; country life comes to town; the Muruts; the Orang Sungai; the Kadazans; lost without maps; "see how you get on"; prospecting; on the way to Kalimantan; Ulu Padas; Merdeka.
